Observing the panic around him, Irving spoke gently, "There's no need to worry too much. Sophia is here solely to eliminate me. Even if we don't succeed in the end, you all can find a chance to escape. I alone will not flee. I will fight Sophia to the very end."
While his words calmed some of the people around him, they also intensified the overall atmosphere of despair.
As Sophia prepared to launch her attack, everyone inside the Angel Guild headquarters was readying themselves for battle. Meanwhile, outside the battlefield, a lot was happening as well.
Naturally, the one most concerned about the outcome of the fight between Sophia and Irving was Shadow Celestial. After the Chaos Entity was swiftly defeated and Elder Astra was forced to retreat back to the Shelter Game world, Shadow Celestial could no longer receive real-time updates on the situation. As a result, his anxiety was mounting, and he found himself taking out his frustration on the elders of the Night Blades.
